Compass - Access Assessment Software
Compass is software for access assessment that measures users' skills in various kinds of computer interaction. It is designed to help clinical and educational professionals perform computer access evaluations with their clients and students. Skills assessed include keyboard and mouse use, navigation through menus, and switch use. Download a free trial of Compass, to try all the features for yourself for 30 days.
Evidence to Enhance Decision-making
Compass provides the evidence you need to make good decisions in all aspects of computer access service delivery. Appropriate use of Compass helps you to:
- Diagnose difficulties with an existing interface;
- Evaluate performance with different access systems;
- Plan training interventions;
- Track changes in a client’s abilities over time; and
- Measure the effectiveness of an intervention.
Users have agreed that Compass is easy, increases evaluation efficiency and accuracy, and is very beneficial as a supplement to subjective evaluation. More information about the research that guided the development of Compass can be found on the project results page.
Flexible, Powerful, yet Easy to Use
Compass uses eight skill tests in three input device domains (pointing, text entry, and switch use) to record data on the speed and accuracy of user actions. A wide range of alternative keyboards, pointing devices, and switches can be used, and each test can be configured to tailor presentation to the client's needs. You select the appropriate tests to run, depending on the particular questions to be addressed. The software then reports the results for you to evaluate.
To Purchase Compass
You can purchase Compass direct from Koester Performance Research for $179. With this method, Compass will be delivered electronically to you. Compass is also available on CD from our resellers: Technology for Education, Infogrip, and AAC Institute. Thank you very much for your interest in Compass. We sincerely hope it will meet your needs.
System Requirements
- Operating System: Windows Vista, XP
- Processor: at least Pentium, 166 MHz
- System Memory: at least 64 MB
- Disk Space: at least 99 MB
- Note: Processor and system memory requirements will vary depending on operating system. Vista installations need a 1 GHz processor and 1 GB of system memory.